in what we call a depositional basin. So that's a place where sediment accumulates. and you will never ever turn into a fossil. meaning one that lacks oxygen. That way, the microbes won't decay the ...

The types of animals we know today have several similarities with those that lived on Earth millions of years ago, but also ...

Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around ...

Casablanca, Morocco — At the end of a dim hallway in Casablanca’s Université Hassan II, I’ve walked into a dusty room containing a remarkable set of fossils—bones that raise foundational ...

The speedy, plant-eating creature lived in what is now Colorado roughly 150 million years ago, and its skeleton went on ...

Collagen in dinosaurs showcases that there are certain fossils in which organic material is not replaced by minerals.

It turns out this state we’re in is a hotspot for ancient fossils! With just a sifter, a trowel, and a sense of curiosity, ...

Researchers uncovered a 220-million-year-old dinosaur with a severe bone infection - now on display at the University of ...

A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named ...

For decades, paleontologists have adhered to the idea that fossilization gradually replaces organic materials with minerals, ...

Enigmacursor darted around North America in the Late Jurassic 145-150 million years ago and its skeleton is now on display in ...